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The next CIS summit to be held in Ashgabat - PHOTO

The next CIS summit to be held in Ashgabat - <font color=red>PHOTO</font>

15 May 2012 22:37 (UTC +04:00)

At the meeting, which takes place by the President Vladimir Putin takes part President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev?

The summit, attended by the Presidents of Belarus, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

At the summit were discussed issues related to participation in the organization of the CIS and EurAsEC free trade zone. Russian President Putin said the CIS countries are strategic partners of Russia. "State of the Commonwealth is our closest partners. The relationship with you in all areas for us is vitalâ€, - he said.

According to the Russian President for the CIS is very important to cooperate on the international stage, socio-economic development, strengthening ties in the humanitarian sphere.
â€We have a common and long history. Occurred in our recent history of the Great Patriotic War, certainly brings us closer togetherâ€™, - Putin said.

He said that among the CIS countries have close inter-regional and cross-cultural communication. Isolation from each other will not contribute to effective development. Now the general problem facing the CIS countries is the modernization of the economy and the overall activity in addressing new threats and challenges.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych offered to postpone for one year presidency of Ukraine in the CIS. According to him, Ukraine has to chair the OSCE in 2013. After that in 2014 Ukraine can fulfill the honorable mission of the CIS leadership.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdmuhamedov noted that among the CIS countries has been close co-operation. Turkmenistan appreciates the experience of multilateral mutually beneficial cooperation within the CIS. He announced that the next CIS summit to be held in Ashgabat. He invited the participants to the summit, which will be held on November 2 in Turkmenistan.